Posted: 3/7/2026 9:36:02 AM EDT
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ETA with helpful info: I have 27 windows that need them and not sure they current frames will hold up to replacing, these were cheap when the house was built and the NC sun has crushed them. One fell apart as i removed it. Take me to school, totally ignorant to this other than I know I need to replace them throughout the house. Do I simply remove an existing one and measure? Do I need to be aware of certain channel types to ensure they seat properly? My current ones (cheap I'm sure, from when house was built) have a plastic loop and turn at the tops.... 
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| Get the tool and rescreen them yourself. Doesn’t cost much. It’s easy. I did my shop windows a couple years ago and will probably do my house windows this year. |
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I use the fiberglass screen material. It is easy to install with the tool and lasts a very long time. It is cat-resistant but not cat-proof. :-) You can do it in an hour or less. Buy double what you need for your first window. Buy replacement rubber gasket. They are softer than your old one and makes the installation easier. |
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Originally Posted By Trollslayer: I use the fiberglass screen material. It is easy to install with the tool and lasts a very long time. It is cat-resistant but not cat-proof. :-) You can do it in an hour or less. Buy double what you need for your first window. Buy replacement rubber gasket. They are softer than your old one and makes the installation easier. Agree. Definitely get the new rubber material. I wouldn’t want to try to put new screens in with old rubber. Not even sure it would work. |
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Thanks fellas, some good feedback here. I think the cheap builders grade frames might not be worth rescreening but I'll check a few more. the NC Piedmonts sun has beat on them pretty good and when i went to remove one, the finger loop crumbled, completely dried and sun cracked. |
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Originally Posted By Trollslayer: I use the fiberglass screen material. It is easy to install with the tool and lasts a very long time. It is cat-resistant but not cat-proof. :-) You can do it in an hour or less. Buy double what you need for your first window. Buy replacement rubber gasket. They are softer than your old one and makes the installation easier. Hour or less for a whole house? I've got 27 windows of varying size that need them and would not want to spend 27 hours on this project. |
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Originally Posted By DV8EDD: Hour or less for a whole house? I've got 27 windows of varying size that need them and would not want to spend 27 hours on this project. The first couple will take the most time if you have never done it. But subsequent ones will get done much quicker. But, if you have more money than time, just pay someone to do it for you. I know some home handymen who make lots of money doing simple projects like this for people who can’t or won’t do it themselves. |
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Originally Posted By ColtRifle: The first couple will take the most time if you have never done it. But subsequent ones will get done much quicker. But, if you have more money than time, just pay someone to do it for you. I know some home handymen who make lots of money doing simple projects like this for people who can’t or won’t do it themselves. 
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Originally Posted By DV8EDD: Hour or less for a whole house? I've got 27 windows of varying size that need them and would not want to spend 27 hours on this project. No, no, no, an hour for your first screen, if you have never done it before. Clearly, you want to have someone do this for you. That's fine, but then why are you in the DIY forum? 
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Hmmm... lots of screen experience here. Anyone deal with bird problems? I have birds that have decided my screens (on in particular they return to every spring) make for great nesting material. Been procrastinating a replacement since we rarely open that window and I don't know if there's a better material to make them find it less appetizing. |
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